Baja California

See also: Baja Califórnia

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Baja California

Etymology

From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.hɑː ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)n.jə/

• Audio (Northern California):

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Proper noun

Baja California

1. A peninsula in Mexico A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
2. A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula.
3. (historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.

Derived terms

• Baja
• Baja California Norte
• Baja California Sur
• Baja Norte
• Baja Sur

 

Related terms

• Alta California
• California
• Gulf of California

 

Translations

mountainous peninsula

• Finnish: Kalifornian niemimaa
• Hindi: बाहा कालिफोर्निया (bāhā kāliphorniyā)
• Japanese: バハカリフォルニア (Baha-Kariforunia)
• Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija)
• Portuguese: Baixa Califórnia f, Baja Califórnia f
• Russian: Нижняя Калифорния (ru) (Nižnjaja Kalifornija)
• Spanish: Península de Baja California f

state of Mexico

• Arabic: كاليفورنيا السفلى f, باها كاليفورنيا f
• Breton: Kalifornia-Izel f, Baja California f
• Catalan: Baixa Califòrnia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下加利福尼亞／下加利福尼亚 (Xià Jiālìfúníyà)

• Dutch: Baja California n, Neder-Californië n
• French: Basse-Californie (fr) f, Basse Californie (fr) f
• Hindi: बाहा कालिफोर्निया n (bāhā kāliphorniyā)
• Italian: Bassa California f
• Japanese: バハ・カリフォルニア (Baha Kariforunia), 下カリフォルニア (shita Kariforunia) (literal)
• Latin: California Inferior f
• Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija)
• Navajo: Ayaaí Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo
• Occitan: Bassa Califòrnia f
• Portuguese: Baja Califórnia f, Baixa Califórnia f
• Russian: Ни́жняя Калифо́рния (ru) f (Nížnjaja Kalifórnija)
• Sardinian: Bassa Califòrnia f
• Scots: Baja California, Lawer Californie
• Spanish: Baja California (es) f

See also

• golfo de California

Portuguese

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. Alternative form of Baixa Califórnia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Syllabification: Ba‧ja Ca‧li‧for‧nia

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. A state of Mexico

See also

• Baja California on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Turkish

Proper noun

Baja California

1. Baja California (a state of Mexico)